Kurt Russell's Description of Snake Plissken Is Mesmerizing

Don't ever call him a dick.

Every fan of Escape from New York has our permission to get weak in the knees, and every non-fan can kindly leave the room. Kurt Russell, in a lengthy, profanity-laden interview with Ain't It Cool News, goes into detail about the creation of his iconic role as Snake Plissken, and after a seemingly offhand comment his interviewer made, launches into what reads as the greatest extemporaneous description an actor ever gave about a role:

Quint: Snake comes across as a dick, but he's everybody's dick.

Kurt Russell: He is not a dick. Never call Snake a dick. One thing Snake Plissken isn't is he's not a dick. As he says about himself "I'm an asshole," but there's a big difference between a dick and an asshole. He's never a dick. It's impossible for him to be a dick! It's just something he doesn't know how to do. That's like saying Snake's not cool. I mean, what the fuck!?! If Snake's not cool there is no cool! Yeah, he's not a dick, he's an asshole. He can be a fuckin' pain in your ass and he doesn't give a fuck about anything!